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The Substance

2024

A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

Carter Hudson

Cast · Known for Snowfall

Carter Hudson is an American actor known for his versatile work on stage and screen. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Hudson studied acting at Collin College in Texas before transferring to the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Theater Arts, graduating in 2009. He first made a name for himself in theater, performing in Off-Broadway and regional productions including The Effect, The Substance of Fire, The Chosen, and more. Hudson is perhaps best known for his role as CIA operative Teddy McDonald in FX’s crime drama Snowfall, which aired from 2017 until 2023. He has also appeared in The Wilds, Dear Edward, and American Horror Story: Delicate, among other TV credits.

Coralie Fargeat

Director · Known for The Substance

Coralie Fargeat (French: [kɔʁali faʁʒa]; born 24 November 1976) is a French filmmaker. She gained recognition with her debut feature film, Revenge (2017), for which she received awards from several independent film festivals. Her follow-up feature, The Substance (2024), a satirical body horror film, earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay as well as three Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Coralie Fargeat, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Shannon Cochran

Shannon Cochran (born August 7, 1958, in Greensboro, North Carolina) is an American actress known for her extensive work in film, television, and theater. She graduated summa cum laude from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and has a long-standing relationship with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. Cochran has appeared in films such as The Ring (2002), Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), and The Substance of Things Hoped For (2006). On television, she has guest-starred in shows including Grey's Anatomy, The Office, Law & Order: SVU, Without a Trace, Frasier, Gilmore Girls, NYPD Blue, and multiple Star Trek series (The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine). She has received awards such as an Obie Award and a Theatre World Award for her stage performances. Cochran is also involved in teaching acting and remains active in both screen and stage roles.

Demi Moore

Cast · Known for The Substance, Ghost, Landman

Demi Gene Moore (née Guynes; November 11, 1962) is an American actress and producer. After rising to prominence in the early 1980s, Moore became the world's highest-paid actress by 1995. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and an Emmy Award. She began her career as a model and joined the cast of the soap opera General Hospital in 1981. After departing the show in 1983, she rose to prominence as a member of the Brat Pack, with roles in the films Blame It on Rio (1984), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), and About Last Night... (1986). She emerged a star with her portrayal of a grieving girlfriend in the romance film Ghost (1990), had further box office success in A Few Good Men (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993), and Disclosure (1994), and received a then-unprecedented $12.5 million to star in Striptease (1996). Her output decreased significantly after The Scarlet Letter (1995), The Juror (1996), and G.I. Jane (1997) fell below commercial expectations. She has since held sporadic leading roles in arthouse films; supporting roles in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Bobby (2006), Mr. Brooks (2007), and Margin Call (2011); as well as television credits in If These Walls Could Talk (1996), Empire (2017–2018), and Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024). She received renewed recognition for her performance as an aging celebrity in the body horror film The Substance (2024), which earned her a Golden Globe and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Kristi Somers

Lovely, sexy, and spirited blonde sprite Kristi Somers was born on May 9, 1962 in Encino, California. Somers graduated from Fullerton Union High School in Fullerton, California and went on to attend Fullerton College. Kristi first began acting in movies in 1983. With her comely face, winning smile, firm, shapely figure, sardonic, yet sunny and upbeat personality, and extremely energetic and engaging screen presence, Somers greatly enlivened a handful of enjoyably lowbrow low-budget B-flicks made throughout the 1980's. Kristi was especially memorable and impressive as the sassy'n'spunky "Michelle" in the blithely crude and leering sex comedy cult favorite Hardbodies (1984). She was very funny as the brash "Seville Ritz" in the entertainingly silly Tomboy (1985) and amusingly snotty as the stuck-up "Rikki" in the delightful Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985). Moreover, Somers made guest appearances on such TV shows as Charles in Charge (1984), Cheers (1982), Full House (1987) and My Two Dads (1987). After a regrettable thirteen-year hiatus from acting, Somers made a welcome comeback with a sizable supporting role in the indie drama, The Substance of Things Hoped For (2006).

Project Hail Mary

2026

AdventureScience Fiction

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.

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Jenny Seagrove

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jennifer Ann Seagrove (born 4 July 1957) is an English actress. She trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and rose to fame playing the lead in a TV dramatisation of Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance and the 1983 film Local Hero. She is now well known in the character of Jo Mills in the long-running BBC drama series Judge John Deed (2001–07). Her credits as a voiceover artist include a series of Waitrose television advertisements.

Benjamin Kračun

Cinematographer · Known for The Substance

Benjamin Kračun (/ˈkrɑːkən/; born May 1981) is a Scottish cinematographer. He is best known for his work on Emerald Fennell's revenge thriller Promising Young Woman (2020) and Coralie Fargeat's body horror film The Substance (2024), the latter of which earned him the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer. He is a fully accredited member of the British Society of Cinematographers. In June 2023, Kračun was invited to join the Cinematographers branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Description above from the Wikipedia article Benjamin Kračun, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Corey Feldman

Cast · Known for Gremlins

Corey Scott Feldman (born July 16, 1971) is an American actor, musician, and activist. He became well known during the 1980s, with roles as a youth in films such as Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Gremlins (1984), The Goonies (1985), and Stand by Me (1986). In 1987, Feldman starred in the horror film The Lost Boys with Corey Haim; they became known as "The Two Coreys" and went on to appear in other films together, including License to Drive (1988) and Dream a Little Dream (1989). He experienced diminishing success in the film industry as an adult, amid well publicized personal conflicts with Haim over the latter's substance abuse, and with Michael Jackson, who had befriended him during his time as a teen celebrity. He has been outspoken about sexual abuse of children and teens in the entertainment industry, identifying himself as a victim of it.

Marion Jones

Cast · Known for Forensic Justice

Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and former professional basketball player. She won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, but was later stripped of her medals after admitting to lying to federal investigators about her use of performance-enhancing drugs. Jones was one of the most famous athletes to be linked to the BALCO scandal. The performance-enhancing substance usage scandal covered more than 20 top-level athletes, including Jones's ex-husband, shot putter C.J. Hunter. She played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where she won the NCAA championship in 1994. She later played two season of professional basketball in the Women's National Basketball Association, as point guard for the Tulsa Shock. She appeared in season 3 of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test where she was medically withdrawn during the third episode.

Fred Allen

Cast · Known for What's My Line?

John Florence Sullivan (May 31, 1894 – March 17, 1956), known professionally as Fred Allen, was an American comedian whose absurdist, topically pointed radio show (1932–1949) made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the so-called classic era of American radio. His best-remembered gag was his long-running mock feud with friend and fellow comedian Jack Benny, but it was only part of his appeal; radio historian John Dunning (in On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio) wrote that Allen was radio's most admired comedian and most frequently censored. A master adlibber, Allen often tangled with his network's executives (and often barbed them on the air over the battles), while developing routines the style and substance of which influenced contemporaries and futures among comic talents, including Groucho Marx, Stan Freberg, Henry Morgan and Johnny Carson, but his fans also included President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and novelists William Faulkner, John Steinbeck and Herman Wouk (who began his career writing for Allen). Ironically, in view of his often barbed observations of the medium, Fred Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for contributions to television

Peter Chelsom

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Peter Chelsom (born April 20, 1956) is a British actor and film director. He has directed among others such films as Shall We Dance? and Hannah Montana: The Movie Chelsom was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, the son of antiques shop owners Kay and Reginald Chelsom. He studied at the Central School of Drama in London. He worked as an actor for the Royal Shakespeare Company as well as taking part in numerous film and television productions including A Woman of Substance which also included Jenny Seagrove and Deborah Kerr. While acting he developed a growing interest in writing and directing. From 1985-1998 he ran the television film course at Central School of Drama and later taught at both the Actor's Institute and Cornell University. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Chelsom, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Z Zoccolante

Z Zoccolante, born and raised on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, spent her childhood merging reality and fantasy by blending the worlds of books, writing, and playing "make pretend." At a young age, her once light blonde hair proved a favorite among the Japanese, landing her numerous modeling jobs and print work. Z's inclination towards acting and film has allowed her to reach others who struggle with substance and behavioral addiction. Z's experience with eating disorder recovery led her to write and direct the award-winning film Contain the Cry, where the power of secrets is silence. Her memoir Throwing Up Rainbows, and the subsequent recovery guide, can be found on Amazon. Her podcast Throwing Up Rainbows is available on iTunes or at ThrowingUpRainbows.com. Z practices as a therapist specializing in freedom from addiction and trauma. In her free time, she loves creating, adventuring, and telling stories. One of her dreams is to star as the villain in a dark fairy tale.

Donna Douglas

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Donna Douglas (born Doris Ione Smith; September 26, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American actress and singer, known for her role as Elly May Clampett in CBS's The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971). Following her acting career, Douglas became a real estate agent, gospel singer, inspirational speaker, and author of books for children and adults. Although Douglas was an active actress in the 1960s, she was still relatively unknown when selected from among 500 young actresses to work alongside veteran actor and dancer Buddy Ebsen on The Beverly Hillbillies. This series ran for nine consecutive seasons, beginning in 1962 and ending in 1971. Continually typecast as a result of her Hillbillies role, Douglas decided to focus on her career as a gospel singer. During the 1966 summer hiatus of The Beverly Hillbillies, Douglas made her only starring feature film appearance, cast as Frankie in Fred de Cordova's Frankie and Johnny (1966) alongside Elvis Presley. The film proved popular but it did little to advance Douglas' big-screen career. With the 1973 death of Hillbillies co-star Irene Ryan, and Max Baer Jr.'s refusal to participate, Douglas joined Nancy Kulp and Buddy Ebsen in 1981 as the only original cast members to appear in the reunion movie, Return of the Beverly Hillbillies. Douglas was a guest star on a number of other television programs and the subject of paper dolls, dolls, coloring books, and various toys during the height of the show's popularity. In a 2003 interview with "Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict", she summed up her views on the role: "Elly May was like a slice out of my life. She is a wonderful little door opener for me because people love her, and they love the Hillbillies. Even to this day it's shown every day somewhere. But, as with any abilities, she may open a door for you, but you have to have substance or integrity to advance you through that door." In 1992, Douglas and Baer attended Buddy Ebsen's 84th birthday celebration in Beverly Hills, California. In 1993, Douglas, Ebsen, and Baer reunited on The Jerry Springer Show, and for a final time in a CBS-TV television special, The Legend of The Beverly Hillbillies. In December 2010, Mattel released a new collection of three Barbies called the Classic TV Collection. These dolls were Samantha Stephens (from Bewitched, played by Elizabeth Montgomery), Jeannie (from I Dream of Jeannie, played by Barbara Eden) and Elly May Clampett.

Wes Bentley

Cast · Known for Yellowstone, Interstellar, The Shards

Wesley Cook "Wes" Bentley (born September 4, 1978) is an American film actor known for his roles as Ricky Fitts in American Beauty (1999) and Seneca Crane in The Hunger Games (2012). Bentley was one of four subjects in the documentary My Big Break (2009), which covered his fame after American Beauty and struggles with substance abuse. Rebuilding his career, he starred in the premier of Venus in Fur by David Ives in the off-Broadway production in 2010, whose run was extended. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wes Bentley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Laith Nakli

Cast · Known for Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

Laith Nakli (born 1 December 1969) is a British actor of Syrian descent best known for his role in the 2017 movie The Wall as the voice of the mythical sniper named Juba, the 2017 miniseries The Long Road Home and the 2018 movie 12 Strongas Commander Ahmed Lal. His parents are from Syria. In the 1990s, Nakli was a bodybuilder. In 1998, he was arrested, and two years later, pled guilty to four counts of conspiracy to possess and distribute controlled substances. He subsequently retired from bodybuilding to pursue acting. U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement administratively closed the case against Nakli in 2013. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laith Nakli, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Melanie Straub

Melanie Straub (born 1976 in Waiblingen) is a German actress. Melanie Straub wanted to become an actress even as a child; however, she initially began with pantomime, as she felt she was too shy at the time. After graduating from high school, and at her parents' request, she first completed training as a physiotherapist; she subsequently worked for about a year in a psychiatric facility, where she led a theater group for patients with substance use disorders. From 2000 to 2003/04, she studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. In 2004, she received the Ensemble Prize at the Theatertreffen deutschsprachiger Schauspielstudierender (Theater Festival for German-Speaking Acting Students) in Graz for her performance in *Die Gerechten*. Her first permanent engagement took her to Schauspiel Magdeburg, where she was a member of the ensemble starting in 2004. There, she played—among other roles—Effi Briest, Lady Macbeth, and the title roles in *Maria Stuart*, *Iphigenie auf Tauris*, and *Emilia Galotti*. In 2006, she was awarded the Young Artists' Sponsorship Prize at Theater Magdeburg, and in 2010, she received the Otto Kasten Prize for young theater artists. From 2009 to 2017, Straub was a member of the ensemble at the Hans Otto Theater in Potsdam. There, she played—among other roles—Blanche DuBois in *A Streetcar Named Desire*, Katharina in *The Taming of the Shrew*, and roles in *Three Sisters*, *Dogville*, and *Kirschgarten – Die Rückkehr*. In 2015, she was awarded the Potsdam Theater Prize. Starting in 2017, she also appeared as a guest performer at Schauspiel Frankfurt. Alongside her theater work, Straub has also taken on roles in film and television productions. She has appeared in—among others—*Willkommen auf dem Land*, *Neufeld, mitkommen!*, *Hedi Schneider steckt fest*, *Als wir träumten*, and *Die Protokollantin*, as well as in the ZDF television series *SOKO Wismar*. Melanie Straub is married to the actor Wolfgang Vogler and is the mother of two children.

Adam J. Wilde

Executive Producer · Known for Buddy

Adam Wilde comes to filmmaking as a musician and successful self-taught photographer. After graduating from Full Sail University with a degree in music engineering, he spent his early twenties touring the world with alt rock bands. After returning home to Ohio, he next scratched the itch of another passion, still photography. He started from the bottom, pushing a broom at Cleveland-based photo video/studio, TRG Multimedia. Adam would go on to become a sought after still photographer and video director whose work is seen all over the world. Today, Adam is the CEO and President of TRG Multimedia; a production house that has grown substantially and supports the creative lives of 80+ full time staff. Wilde is also the co-founder of Substance, a production company focused on producing genre-pushing film and TV projects. Adam’s life experiences draw him to access stories where the way in is as much of a challenge as the telling of the stories. He finds value in lives lived in the margins and celebrates the small triumphs of the people who dwell there. Adam lives in Lakewood, Ohio with his wife Kathryn, their 2 children and dog, Thor. Slowburn Shoot is his first feature length documentary.

Rob Ford

Robert Bruce Ford (May 28, 1969 – March 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etobicoke North. He was first elected to Toronto City Council in the 2000 municipal election, before being re-elected to his council seat twice. His political career, particularly his mayoralty, saw a number of personal and work-related controversies and legal proceedings. In 2013, he became embroiled in a substance abuse scandal, which was widely reported in national and foreign press. Following his admission, Ford refused to resign, but the city council voted to hand over certain mayoral powers and office staff to Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly for the remainder of Ford's term. Ford took a sabbatical and received treatment for his alcohol and drug addiction. Despite the scandal, Ford initially contested the next mayoral election, scheduled for October 2014, but after being hospitalized and diagnosed with an abdominal tumor in September 2014, Ford withdrew from the mayoral race and registered instead to run for his old city council seat. John Tory succeeded him as mayor on December 1, 2014, while Ford regained his former seat. Ford received treatment for the cancer, and was able to return briefly to council, but died in March 2016 after chemotherapy was ineffective.

Jeff Conaway

Cast · Known for Taxi, Babylon 5

Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway was an American actor, best known for his roles in the movie Grease, and the US TV series Taxi and Babylon 5. He also directed the 1992 film Bikini Summer 2. Jeff spent some of his time living with his grandparents in South Carolina, which gave him enough of a Southern accent that when he accompanied his mother to a casting call for director Arthur Penn's Broadway play All the Way Home, a story set in Knoxville, Tennessee, the 10-year-old Conaway landed a featured role as one of four boys. The 1961 Pulitzer Prize-winning play was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play and ran 333 performances and one preview from November 29, 1960, to September 16, 1961.Conaway remained for the entire run, then toured with the national company of the play Critic's Choice. Conaway worked as a child model, and attended high school at the Quintano School for Young Professionals. He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and later transferred to New York University. While at NYU, he appeared in television commercials and had the lead in a school production of The Threepenny Opera. He made his movie debut in the 1971 romantic drama Jennifer on My Mind, which also featured future stars Robert De Niro and Barry Bostwick. The following year Conaway appeared in the original cast of the Broadway musical Grease, as an understudy to several roles including that of the lead male character, Danny Zuko, and eventually succeeded role-originator Barry Bostwick. He played the role for 2 1/2 years while his friend John Travolta, with whom he shared a manager, later joined the show, playing the supporting role of Doody. After breaking into series television in 1975 with Happy Days, followed by guest spots in several other TV shows, and three more movies including Grease, he was cast as aspiring actor Bobby Wheeler on Taxi, which premiered in fall 1978. Conaway starred in the short-lived 1983 fantasy-spoof series Wizards and Warriors. He made guest appearances on such shows as Barnaby Jones, George & Leo and Murder, She Wrote. He appeared inJawbreaker, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark and Do You Wanna Know a Secret? He also played Mick Savage on The Bold and the Beautiful. From 1994 to 1999, he played Zack Allan on Babylon 5. In addition to acting, Conaway dabbled in music. In the mid-1960s, he was the lead singer and guitarist for a rock band, The 3 1/2, which recorded four singles for Cameo Records in 1966 and 1967. On May 11, 2011, Conaway was found unconscious from what was initially described as an overdose of substances believed to be pain medication and was treated in Encino, California, where he was listed in critical condition. The actor was suffering not from a drug overdose but rather from pneumonia with sepsis, for which he was placed into an induced coma. On May 26, 2011, Conaway's family took him off life support after doctors determined they could do nothing to revive him. Conaway died the following morning at the age of 60. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Margaret Qualley

Cast · Known for The Dog Stars, Kinds of Kindness, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Sarah Margaret Qualley (/ˈkwɔːli/ KWAW-lee; born October 23, 1994) is an American actress. A daughter of actress Andie MacDowell, she trained as a ballet dancer in her youth. She made her acting debut in the 2013 drama film Palo Alto. She gained recognition for her supporting role in the HBO drama series The Leftovers (2014–2017). Qualley appears in the films The Nice Guys (2016), Death Note (2017) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and the video games Death Stranding (2019) and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (2025). She received praise and nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Ann Reinking in the FX biographical miniseries Fosse/Verdon (2019) and for the title role in the Netflix drama miniseries Maid (2021); she also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for the latter. Qualley has since appeared in Yorgos Lanthimos's films Poor Things (2023) and Kinds of Kindness (2024), and earned a second Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the body horror film The Substance (2024). In 2026, she co-starred with Jacob Elordi, Guy Pearce, and Josh Brolin in director Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic drama The Dog Stars. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margaret Qualley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Gregg Allman

Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman Brothers Band fused it with rock music, jazz, and country at times. He wrote several of the band's biggest songs, including "Whipping Post", "Melissa", and "Midnight Rider". Allman also had a successful solo career, releasing seven studio albums. He was born and spent much of his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee, before relocating to Daytona Beach, Florida and then Richmond Hill, Georgia. He and his brother, Duane Allman, formed the Allman Brothers Band in 1969, which reached mainstream success with their 1971 live album At Fillmore East. Shortly thereafter, Duane was killed in a motorcycle crash. The band continued, with Brothers and Sisters (1973) their most successful album. Allman began a solo career with Laid Back the same year, and was perhaps most famous for his marriage to pop star Cher for the rest of the decade. He had an unexpected late career hit with his cover of the song "I'm No Angel" in 1987, and his seventh solo album, Low Country Blues (2011), saw the highest chart positions of his career. Throughout his life, Allman struggled with alcohol and substance abuse, which formed the basis of his memoir My Cross to Bear (2012). His final album, Southern Blood, was released posthumously on September 8, 2017. Allman performed with a Hammond organ and guitar, and was recognized for his soulful voice. For his work in music, Allman was referred to as a Southern rock pioneer and received numerous awards, including one Grammy Award; he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. His distinctive voice placed him in 70th place in the Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time".